upchuck

[ uhp-chuhk ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Informal.

1. to vomit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upchuck¹

First recorded in 1920–25; up- + chuck ¹

Example Sentences

Here all the base materialism purged by the Islamists could upchuck ebulliently like a Disneyland-lit confetti-bomb blitz.

From The Daily Beast

One pound less and I'm afraid I'll upchuck that lovely lunch I just ate.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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